Muhammad Javad Haj Ali Akbari

{{short description|Iranian politician and cleric}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Muhammad Javad Haj Ali Akbari

| native_name = محمدجواد حاج‌علی‌اکبری

| image = Muhammad Javad Haj Ali Akbari 2022 (cropped).jpeg

| caption = Haj Ali Akbari in 2022

| office = Tehran's Ephemeral Friday Prayer Imam

| term_start = 31 December 2018

| appointer = Ali Khamenei

| term_end =

| office1 = Vice President of Iran
Head of National Youth Organization

| president1 = Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

| term_start1 = 29 August 2005

| term_end1 = 24 July 2009

| predecessor1 = Rahim Ebadi

| successor1 = Mehrdad Bazrpash

| birth_place = Damavand, Tehran Province

| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1965|6}}

| spouse =

| alma_mater = Qom Seminary

| party =

| branch = IRGC

| rank = Brigadier general

}}

Muhammad Javad Haj Ali Akbari ({{langx|fa|محمدجواد حاج‌علی‌اکبری}}) is an Iranian conservative politician and a Twelver cleric. He serves as temporary Imam of Friday Prayer in Tehran.

Early life

Akbari obtained his bachelor's degree in the subject of fiqh and Islamic law after studying elementary (related) education. He studied in the superior levels and "Kharej-Fiqh Osul" (a kind of high-level lessons in seminary) while learning Arabic and English.

Among his known teachers are: Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Mohammad-Taqi Bahjat Foumani, Abdollah Javadi-Amoli,[https://www.eghtesadnews.com/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%B3%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87-%D9%87%D8%A7-61/259644-%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AC-%D8%B9%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%A8%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%87-%D9%85%D9%88%D9%82%D8%AA-%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B4%D8%AF-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%82 The temporary Imam-Jom'ah of Tehran, Haj Ali Akbari + his records] eghtesadnews.com Retrieved 8 Jan 2019 Mohammed Emami-Kashani and Aziz Khoshvaght.[http://ehavadar.com/fa/news-details/115758/%D8%AD%D8%AC%D8%AA%E2%80%8C%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AC%E2%80%8C%D8%B9%D9%84%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%A8%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%87-%D9%85%D9%88%D9%82%D8%AA-%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B4%D8%AF-+%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AF%DA%AF%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87/ Biography / Hujjat al-Islam Haj Ali Akbari was appointed as the temporary Imam of Friday prayer]{{dead link|date=May 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} ehavadar.com Retrieved 8 Jan 2019

Career

Iranian Supreme leader Ali Khamenei, appointed him as chief of "Imams of Friday Prayer Policy Council" in 2018.[https://snn.ir/fa/news/735541/%D8%AD%D8%AC%D8%AA%E2%80%8C%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AC%E2%80%8C%D8%B9%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%A8%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%AA-%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%87-%D9%85%D9%88%D9%82%D8%AA-%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%A8-%D8%B4%D8%AF Hujatul-IslamHaj Ali Akbari] snn.ir[https://www.mashreghnews.ir/tag/%D8%AD%D8%AC%D8%AA+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85+%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AC+%D8%B9%D9%84%DB%8C+%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%A8%D8%B1%DB%8C حجت الاسلام حاج علی اکبری / Hojjat al-Islam Haj Ali Akbari]

He served as head of "Imam Sadiq Seminary", Damavant Imam-Jom'ah", the representative of the supreme leader in the "Union of students Islamic Associations".{{cite web|title=The biography of Hujjat al-Islam Haj Ali Akbari, the temporary Imam-Jom'ah of Tehran |url=https://www.farsnews.com/news/13961016001637/%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3-%D8%AC%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%E2%80%8C%DA%AF%D8%B0%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%85%D9%87-%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%87-%DA%A9%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA--%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AF%DA%AF%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87 |date=8 Jan 2019 |website=farsnews.com}}[https://snn.ir/fa/news/735541/%D8%AD%D8%AC%D8%AA%E2%80%8C%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AC%E2%80%8C%D8%B9%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%A8%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%AA-%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%87-%D9%85%D9%88%D9%82%D8%AA-%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%A8-%D8%B4%D8%AF Hujatul-IslamHaj Ali Akbari] snn.ir Retrieved 8 Jan 2019

Mahsa Amini protests

In the wake of the Mahsa Amini protests, Ali-Akbari said, "Our security is our distinctive privilege. The Iranian people demand the harshest punishment for these barbaric rioters," at the Friday prayers on September 30, 2022.{{cite news|title=Iran arrests Europeans accused of role in unrest |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-cleric-calls-tough-crackdown-protesters-2022-09-30/ |newspaper=Reuters |date=30 September 2022 |last1=Hafezi |first1=Parisa}}

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